The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-24
SENATE AND HOUSE H0Vs 3
The Lawmakers C 5rs' nng
Along the Business
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS
,ur,culture and Labor Pleuro-
The pnsamonia, Eernlintory and IRE, rem
f l'm Bills Under Confederation
THE FoBrY-NISrH CONGRESS-
rpnyEsDAY'S PROCEEDINGS
THE roRrY-yISrH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

,,..--,,,o7oy, D. c., February 28.-In
tbs senate at 2 O'Clock unfinished DIsi-
the 'g ,no. announced n being the bill to
nso' the. department Of agriculture
anu rt- i' Zones (Arkansas) made an argu-
ment in support of the bill
Hi Snra-oI amendments reported by the
Senate committee on agriculture to the
uonss biIl were agreed to, down to one
--ori5ing for the transfer of the signal
PIU u;oo Rrrpau to the department OF
s saricnltnre and labor. That led to a
discussion. ,,-d .Lo o,ond
- Sy limiting it to the weather ser
-liooT IL the signal service bureau.
Transformation of the agricultural de-
oyt1,ant hill was interrupt 10 allow
~ Dresentation of a message from the
prosident in relation to the Cutting
after in Mexico, which was referred to
t5scommitiee on foreign relations, and
tbe nreseutation of the conference re-
mort on the pension appropriation bill,
which was agreed 20. s. .a
Mr.. Morgan s amendment was agreed
IN the section was further amended,
on motion OF Allison, by including in
the subordinate force, second lieuten-
ants now in the service bureau; and
by providing that the compensation
now paid to the employers, enlisted
men shall contiL ue as now.
Finally the vote was taken on the
section transferring the weather service
bureau of the signal service bureau as
amended and it was agreed to-yeas
81, nays Is.
The bill was then passed, without d.
vision, and a difference was asked. x
The bill creates an executive depart
ment, to be known as the Department
OF Agriculture and Labor, with a
secretary and assistant secretary, to be
appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, the secretary to receive the
same salary as the heads of other ex-
ecutive departments, and the assistant
secretary the same salary as the Assist
ant Secretary OF the Interior Depart
ment.
The Bureau of Labor and Weather
Service Of the Signal Service Bureau
ere to be transferred to the Department
of Agriculture.
The Senate then took up the pleuro.
pneumonia bill.
Mcpherson moved to postpone it till
tomorrow, and proceed to the con.
sideratiOn OF the House joint resolution
for an investigation of the Pacific Rail
roads. The motion was defeated-yeas
q, nays 81. ..r. 10.
Mr.. Van Wyck suggested, in view of
the importance of the matter, that Fri
day next be designated for its considera-
ton.
Mr. Edmunds objected.
Mr. HOar gave notice that he would
tomorrow ask the Senate to assign a
time probably 2 o'clock on Friday) for
considering the Pacific inquiry bill. -
Frye made an affecting appeal to the
Senate to take up and consider the mes
sage from the President vetOing the bill
that would allow arrearages of pension
70 Thomas S. Hopkins, 'of the Name
volunteers. He described the case as a
remarkably exceptional one. There
were, he said, living on a farhl IN
4ane in 1861, two boys, one 16 years
Of age. The o her son, the elder,
1au Just been married. when the
war broke out. Full of inspiration
% patriotism, there was q controversy
between them as to which should en-
ust' Finally, 1t was decided that the
Younger boy should start first. He en-
Gs.eG IN two months the elder boy en-
1sVed and was killed. The Younger
tnen went to the front and remained
s snsse sixteen months; then he was
ts..Uken with nervous disease and was
uauSleTred to the invalid corps. in
nu'ch ne remained till the close of the
war; he had no physical strength. IN
MQIH on farm and he returned tn
ashiihgion, where he was appointed a
S,eIA IN the Treasury Department He
was mere six years; was twice nroo
Eoled and was offered the chief ciarG-
ss!uIp al SZ,5OO year, but in the mean
s'ue ne had studied law. and bad
PASSED MS examination, snd he deci6ad
W resign MS place in the Treasury and
commenced the practice of low i,
Hshlch he built up a practice 49,, -
1-oA $5,UOO to $1,000 a wear He was
La:asnl4cent specimen OF a man Sly fsst
81 u.aH handsome in person and win
81 cultivated mind. Once in q wbIIa
E was stricken with his old Gisssee
EsF-y in 1878 in the streets Of o Wasb
ny 5'on, he was stricken with IL He
was carried home, and for nine vpars
booe haG stood on his feet. They had
zen Dsfn nine years of awfuI fsarfnl
y Ven right and dav. For two
m"Iss ne could not lift a spoon 70 his
sno I One night, about two months
i 5to' h Is vas carried on a reclining chair
i ba IN ms lMr. Frye's) room, and here 5sr
hin hi ' o,'aI MS story. CongressDaIsed The
fo ,,t opening the door to him to an "
yeto eSIesars, and that bill the Presiden
Who's Ib,GJS' because he had no. informatinn
ATE, ,'| me ne Mr. Mr.. Free now gave IthesSeb1
dsr1 Ine PRESIDENT said thai this was
"a, ea rseIous door to open; but during
d. IN + pc Two years that IT was ooen1In7
sysi Ia bi,, this man had not the bower e.
over r' thu himself B Of it. Ibe bill was passed.
S to I 4 RESIDENTS veto by a vote Of
burn ne G SIX nays were Beck. Berry, Black
M, SSo o, Harris and Vance.
"s Senate then adjourned.